botme

Middle English

Alternative forms

• botom, botome, bothom, bothum, botham, bothme, botym, bottum, butme, boþem

Etymology

From Old English botm, bodan, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔtəm/, /ˈbɔðəm/

Noun

botme (uncountable)

1. The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:
   1. The bottom portion of a ship's hull, or the line of wood running along it.
   2. A dell or valley; a indentation in the land.
   3. The bottom of a depression or hole; the extreme reaches of an organ.
2. (rare) That which yarn is wound around.

Derived terms

• botemles

Descendants

• English: bottom, botton (dialectal)
  • → French: bottom
• Scots: boddem, boddum, boddam, boddom, bottome

References

• “botme (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.